Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Note8
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2014 | August 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2014 | Coming Soon - September 2017 |
| Colors | |
| Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink | Black, Blue Coral, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in) |
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | |
| 176 g (6.21 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Single/Dual SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant - Samsung Pay |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.7 inches [Similar] | 6.3 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar] | 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 74.32% | 83.03% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) |
| Processor | |
|
Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S) Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S) Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C) [Similar] |
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 420 (SM-N910S) Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) [Similar] |
Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 6 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 64/128/256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar] | Dual 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR | Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3220 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |